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conmmmn FOR CIGARETTES Filed May 7-. 1931 Patenteci June 13, 1933 vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER 0. BROWN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN acigarette may be easily removed from the container.

When the pressure upon the lower face 10 of the container is removed theresilient member 11 and the resilient strips 13 will move the box to itsclosed position, as shown in Fig. 3. It will thus be seen that thecontainer is easy to open and will automatically close.

It will be understood that the device is preferably made of some pliablematerial such as leather and will provide a neat and attractive packagefor carrying cigarettes.

A feature of the invention resides in the use of pliable or thinflexible material incapable of maintaining its form under pressure ofthe hand within which the package of cigarettes is positioned and whichengages this pliable wall supporting and maintaining .the same in shapeof the package. The combined package of cigarettes and receptacle of thecharacter stated thus is practically as yieldable as the package ofcigarettes, does not provide a hard stiff walled package which isobjectionable to carry in a persons pocket. Thus my invention serves thepur pose of providing a much neater appearance than just a paper packageof cigarettes and still is sufficiently pliable when the cigarettepackage is in the receptacle as not to be noticeable to a personcarrying the same in the pocket as would be the case with manycontainers at present in use which are formed of stiff leather or metal.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that I have provided acontainer for cigarettes or the like which is neat and attractive inappearance and which may be opened by one hand and which is so designedas to close automatically when the pressure is removed which was appliedto one face of the container to open the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is- 1. A container for packaged cigarettes in which thepackage is of substantially rectangular form and is split across oneface and the two ends thereof, comprising a flexible walled receptacleone face and the two ends thereof being split and one of the edges ofthe split face of the receptacle overlying the other edge of the splitface when in the closed position, the split line of the receptacleregistering with the split line of the package when positioned thereinand the said walls of the package supporting the flexible walls of thereceptacle, and a resilient rubber sheet applied to the inner side ofthe other face of the receptacle having its greatest thickness at aboutthe center line opposite the splits of the package and receptacle andparallel thereto whereby'by grasping the receptacle at its two oppositeside edges the said package is opened and the rubber element placed intension tending to close the package upon release of pressure.

2. A container for packaged cigarettes in which the package issubstantially of rectangular form and split across one face and two endsthereof comprising a receptacle formed of comparatively thin andflexible leather one face and the two ends thereof being split along aline registering with the split line of the package when positionedtherein, the package supporting the walls of the receptacle maintainingthe same in shape to approximately conform to the shape of the package,and a rubber sheet secured to the inner side of the other face of thereceptacle and sheet being of greatest thickness along its median lineparallel with the split lines of the package and the receptacle andtapering toward its opposite side edges and so arranged that by applyingpressure to the opposite sides of the receptacle the said other facethereof is flexed inwardly to thereby simultaneously open the receptacleand the package and placing the inner face of the rubber sheet intension and the outer centrally thickened portion thereof in compressionwhereby upon release of the pressure the package and the receptacle areautomati-v cally closed. a

3. A container for packaged cigarettes in which the package is splitacross one face and the two ends thereof, comprising a receptacle inwhich the package is insertible and fitting the walls thereof, the saidreceptacle having a back of comparative stiffness formed of a resilientrubber, the opposite face, sides and end walls being of thin flexiblematerial held to shape by the insertion of the package therein, the saidreceptacle having the flexible portions split across the saidtwo endsand face in registration with the split of the inserted package.

4. A container for packaged cigarettes in which the package issubstantially of rectangular form and split centrally across one faceand the two ends thereof comprising are; ceptacle of practicallyrectangular form, one face and the two ends thereof being split toapproximately register with the split of the package when insertedtherein, the rear wall of the package being of substantial stiffness andformed of a resilient material permitting the same to be opened bypressure on the two opposite edges of the rear wall and tending to closethe package and receptacle upon release of pressure.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

WALTER O. BRQWN.

